Hi guys :)
So, even though I have another story and it is still in progress, this IDEA popped into my head, and why not try it :) So here it goes:
NxMxR who will Mikan chose?
Disclaimer: GA doesn't belong to me. :)
R&R! :)
Never pretend to love which you do not actually feel,
for love is not ours to command.
- Alan Watts.
It was another annoying day for Natsume Hyuuga. Not that he won't enjoy this with his best friend, but enough is enough. Right? He just won't understand why, out of all the his fans, his best friend will ruin it for him. He never wanted relationships anyway. It's just for people who has pea as a brain. He never understand why she never gets his points and hints that he is just not interested in her THAT way. He just wants to be, well, plain best friends.
For Mikan, this is another wonderful day. Another day to share it with Natsume. As she was approaching her classroom door Hotaru showed up. She acts as if they were sisters. Whenever Mikan would complain about how Natsume rejected her again, Hotaru was always there.
"I heard you and Hyuuga had a fight. Again" Hotaru was following Mikan across the classroom. She saw how Mikan's face turned into a cheerful smile to a poker face one. "Tell me why."
"Well, he um. It was not his day I suppose." She saw how Mikan just looked down and scribbled something with her fingers.
"Not his day huh? Could I use my Bakagun for punishment?" an evil grin spread across Hotaru's face. She remembered the first time she used her Baka gun on Natsume and how she never missed.
"NO! It wasn't his fault. I was being annoying and irritating."
"But I-"
She suddenly stop dead in her tracks. Afraid that she will hurt her best friend even more. Instead she just patted Mikan on the head and went back to her original seat with Anna and Nonoko. Mikan just sighed. How I wish this would day would end.
"Hey polka. Something wrong?" Natsume sat down with her, placing both his feet on the desk and took a book. Mikan just shrugs and watched the sky outside. It was raining and the sky looked like it was about to bring in more rain in the next couple of days which made Mikan more worried. Great! The weather is supporting me. Natsume placed his book down and touched Mikan in the shoulders then said, "Hey, you okay Mikan?"
"Yup! Same as always!" Mikan smiled. Natsume knew that it wasn't her usual smile. Her smile that brings smiles to other people, her smile that has full of charm and cheerfulness, her smile that would always make his day. But this smile, this is not her smile. What is wrong with her? Is this about yesterday?. Honestly he didn't know what he did to her, they had fun yesterday right?
"You su-"
"I said I am right? Don't worry about me, worry about yourself. If you keep on using your alice, I can't see my life without you there" She hold Natsume's hand for re-assurance that she was really okay. He quickly grab her hands and hug her. She buried her face into his chest sighing.
"Um, Mikan-chan?" Ruka Nogi approached Mikan's table, a little bit disturbed that his bestfriend was hugging the girl he loves, but of course, he loves his bestfriend so much, he is like a brother to him, he will let him have Mikan. This is for the best. Holding his pet rabbit, Ruka stood before them. He saw how sad and puffy her eyes look like, and the smile she was wearing. She is still hurt. As soon as Mikan laid her eyes on Ruka, her 'fake' smile turned to her real, cheerful smile.
"Ruka-pyon!" Mikan lets go of Natsume and hugs Ruka. As she was letting go, he blushed, "What are you doing here?"
Ruka looked at Natsume who was looking outside the window noticing the weather. He looked at him for a while before he answered her. "We still on for lunch?"
"Of course! I never break promises. Ooh, this is going to be fun! I'll see you later then?"
"See you. Oh, hi Natsume. Lunch okay?" Ruka returned to his seat, turned his back to Natsume, and talked to Koko who was telling his story about how he used his Mind-reading Alice to Anna.
"What's with you and Ruka?" Natsume looked at Mikan who was surprised to see her blushing and with a smile on her face. A minute ago she was frowning when she saw me and when she saw Ruka she smiled? What the heck? Wait, what is this, suddenly my heart felt like it is being twisted with a rope and sinking into darkness. Madness I tell you. "Polka?"
"Stop calling me polka, pervert!" Mikan returned to her seat with a mad face. She turned her back to Natsume and looked outside. She saw the sakura tree, where she and Natsume shared most of the joyful memories she had, including when he first kissed her. It was actually her second one. The first one was when she accidentally falls over him and kissed his teeth. I was THAT clumsy huh? She smiled at the thought. However, he does not love me back.
It was useless, the things she is doing to make him notice her, he just gets mad or annoyed then leave her feeling guilty or bitterness. Like yesterday, they were having their usual 'Ice Cream' day at their favorite ice cream parlor. The only problem was - there was no problem. In fact, she knew they were having fun. What went wrong?, she just remembered that Natsume stood up and walked away from her, leaving her there at the Ice Cream parlor with a shock on her face and because of that she met Ruka yesterday and had an agreement to talk about it today at lunch. Ruka is a nice person. Ruka didn't abandon her like Natsume yesterday, in fact he even walked her home.
Flashback:
At the ice cream parlor, Mikan was abandoned. She FELT abandoned. Natsume Hyuuga left her. She almost felt her tears coming out until she saw Ruka seat next to her. "Mikan-chan, it's going to be okay. Cheer up a bit"
She smiled at him. Oh, how it was nice to feel that someone actually cares. Not like Natsume, who always have an "hn" for an answer. "Ruka-pyon, what are you doing here?"
"I always come here after school. What are YOU doing here?"
"I was um, eating alone", she smiled using her fake smile.
"With two ice creams?"
"I was hungry..."
"I saw him leave. Why?"
"You saw that? It was nothing."
"You could always tell me Mikan-chan."
"I wish I can tell you. But I don't even know why."
"Tell you what, I'll wait for you to finish that and we will go to the park. Sounds nice?"
"I like that. Let's go!"
End of flashback
And for the first time, she didn't think about Natsume nor find him. She had the time of her life yesterday. Suddenly she heard silence among the classroom and saw that Narumi has already entered the room. She sighs. It is going to be a long day. She crossed her arms in the table and placed her head, pouting.
"Mikan-chan. What is friendship?" Narumi asked her. He saw her pouting and thought Natsume did it again.
Mikan stood up saying, "Friendship happens between friends?"
"Elaborate please"
"Idiot", she heard Natsume saying it to her before she answered.
"Friendship is when he approached you when someone left you behind, when he took you out at the park for some fun, when he walked you home, when he texted you goodnight and made sure you were okay, when he makes you forget all your problems. That is friendship"
Everyone at class was looking at her. Not really knowing that Ruka was the one she was telling about well, except Hotaru who was looking at Ruka. Ruka blushed. I will give her the best friendship she never had, Ruka thought. While Natsume was looking at her then at Ruka. He was in flames. He did not abandon her yesterday; he has something to attend to, something important. But because of what he did, Ruka gain her trust. He was at the brink at killing Ruka. He just went out with you once! I was always with you! I always walk you home; I always take you out for Ice cream and even at the park! He only did THAT once now you are all lovely dovey at him? Natsume stood up and walked away. Putting a small flame onto her things.
When lunch finally arrived, Mikan went straight to the tree. Finally, the rain stopped. Actually, the rain stopped during the first break time. She went outside looking for Natsume. Where could he be?, she thought. Now it was lunchtime he has not came back. She was worried all right. You do not know how worried I am. I felt sick for telling all those things. Oh, Natsume please come back.
"Still worried?"
She gasped with shock. Ruka appeared before her, still holding that bunny. He gave her a bento box with food on it. "You could have it. Cooked it myself"
"I don't know you could cook." She accepted it with both hands. She opened it a little and smelled the food. Woah, it smells delicious! Cannot wait to eat it with... Ruka saw how her face changed into happiness to sadness
"What's wrong? You don't like it?"
"No, I love it. It's just that I thought I could eat it with him." Mikan turned to face him. She loved him for making her feel safe, but it was not the same as the impulsive all consuming emotions that Natsume drove in her. Ruka was a good man and deserved so much better. The tears slid down her face pooling in the corner of her lip. The saltiness there and gone with a flick of her tongue as she raised her eyes. "I'm so sorry."
Ruka reached up, taking her face gently between his hands; he wiped her eyes with his thumbs and hugged her. "It's going to be okay. He will come, you'll see. Shh."
"Just as I thought."
Hi guys : who do you think saw them? I'm so sorry for the LONG chapter and an ugly story. I promise I will make the other chapters longer... Thank you for stopping by and reading my story... Love y'all :D
